Tuesday, February 15th 2011

Chapter 1: The Net Generation Comes of AgeRead Aloud - Introduction pp. 9-11
Small Groups of 2 - Each group reads one of these sections:
  • Boom, Bust, Echo, pp. 11-16
  • The Echo Becomes the Net Generation, pp. 16-21
  • The First Global Generation, pp. 21-34
Use the Four A's protocol to take notes as you read and discuss the text afterwards
Agree with
Argue with
Assumption of the Author
Aspire to
Hold each discussion "in the fishbowl" so everyone can hear what your section was about


Wednesday, February 16th 2011

1. Read the introduction to your norm on pp. 34-36 and talk about it briefly in your group
Liz/Chris-Innovation, Johanna/Zak-Customization, Vicki/Alyssa-speed, Matt/Zach-Entertainment

2. Then read the full explanation of your norm on pp. 74-96
3. As you read, look for words and phrases that stand out to you as key ideas
4. In the class butcher paper, everyone needs to record the words, phrases, and sentence that you think best explain this norm
  • ONE sentence from the text
  • TWO phrases
  • THREE separate words (not a three-word phrase)

Thursday, February 17th 2011

1. Debrief yesterday's activity on our norms-go to the butcher paper!
2. Join the NetGenEdNing-this includes: Creating a profile, and joining the ISA group on the Ning
3. Create a blog post on your Ning introducing yourself: why you are exited about the project, who you are, global leadership class, etc.
4. Sign into Diigo-and begin researching your (most likely) topics for the project and bookmarking articles that you could use to build information for your topic and norm.
Liz: Ebooks and Innovation
Matt: Mobiles and Entertainment
Zak: Augmented Reality and Customization
Johanna: Gesture Based Computing and Customization
Chris: Game Based Learning and Innovation
Vikki: Mobiles and Speed
Alyssa: Ebooks and Speed
Zach P: Game Based Learning and Entertainment

Friday, February 18th 2011

Today is devoted to research on your topic.
Make sure you are signed into Diigo.
By the end of the period you need to have bookmarked and tagged 4 articles related to your topic.
See topic list above for your particular topic.

Monday, February 21st 2011

Watch Us Now and fill out the worksheet

Tuesday, February 22nd 2011

Finish watching Us Now

Wednesday, February 23rd 2011

Participatory Cultures

How we participate in the NetGenEd project and why its important-